Are you interested in doing the La Crosse History Scavenger Hunt

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TeamMembers:__________________________________________________________
LaCrosseHistoryScavengerHunt2016
HistoricalInformationAdaptedFrom:
*FootstepsofLaCrosse.LaCrossePublicLibrary.
*LaCrosseScavengerHunt2014and2015.JuliaRoden.UW-LaCrosse
*LaCrosseTribuneFiles
*AnitaTaylorDoering-SeniorArchivist&ArchivesManager,LaCrossePublicLibrary
*ThebeautifulmindofMr.Martin
Rules:
1.Youwillcompeteinateamoffivewithachaperone/guide.
2.Rangerbehaviorisexpectedatalltimes.Norunning,yelling,swearing,
carjacking,etc.Useoftheword“please”and“thankyou”ishighlyencouraged,nay
required.
3.Whentravelingdowntown,studentsaretoobeyalltrafficlaws.Forinstance,a
teamcannotcrossastreetona“DoNotWalk”sign.
4.Studentscaughtbreakingscavengerhuntruleswillbe“fined”25points.
5.Yourgoalistoscoreasmanypointsaspossiblebyansweringquestions,solving
mysteries,andtakingselfies.“Selfies”mustincludeALLteammembersinaphoto
toqualifyforpoints.“Photos”canbeofoneormoreteammembers.Answersto
questions,teamselfies,andteamphotosareallworth5pointseach.Bonus
questionsareworth5points(unlessotherwisenoted).
6.ThescavengerhuntwillbeginandendattheLaCrossePublicLibrary.
7.Thescavengerhuntwilllastthreehours.Thereare???pointspossible.
8.Teamswhoarelateinreturningtothelibrarywillbeassesseda25pointfine.
9.Teamswhopatronizeadowntownbusinessandcanprovideasalesreceiptwill
receivea5-pointbonusforeachsalesslip.Purchasesmustbeover$1.00toqualify.
Limitof25bonuspoints.Receiptmustbefromtimeofevent.
10.Thereisno10thrule,butitfeltlikethereshouldbetoroundoutthislist.How
aboutthis?Havefunandberesponsible.
FunBonusBonus’sAlongtheWay–Allworth5pointseach:
GetaTEAMPICTUREortakeaTEAMSELFIEofyourteamwith:
-Alocalcelebrity
-Atleasttwoteammemberswithatleasttwoguyswithmoustaches
-Yourentireteamsittingonaparkbench
-Committingarandomactofkindnesstosomeone
-Aphotoofatleasttwoteammembersandatleasttwosquirrelsinthesame
picture.
SCAVENERHUNTSTOPS:
QUESTIONS1–4canbeansweredbystoppingattheMainBranchLibrary(second
floor)researcharchivesatyourappointedtime.
1.LibraryArchives–Birney’sBarbershop
JohnW.Birney(seephotoabove)wasbornafreeblackmanin1834.Hewas
namedafteranabolitionistfromBaltimore.BirneycametoLaCrosseasa
hairdresser.Usingthelibraryarchives,findtheaddressofBirney’s
barbershop.Onyourhunt,takeaTEAMSELFIEinthelocationwherethe
barbershopwouldhavestoodfor5bonuspoints.
ANSWER:________301MainStreet(EmptyLot)_________________
2.LibraryArchives–PomeroyOperaHouse
FamousasasuffragetteandBFFofSusanB.Anthony,ElizabethCadyStanton
gaveaspeechatthePomeroyOperaHouse(seephotoabove)in1869in
supportofWomen’srights.Theoperahousewasamulti-usebuilding
completedinearly1869forMarcus“Brick”Pomeroy,thenationallyknown
andcontroversialpublisherandeditoroftheLaCrosseDemocratnewspaper
duringthe1860s.Theformalopeningofthisoperahousewasheldon
February13,1869,withanexhibitionofwhatwerethenthefirstbicyclesto
appearinLaCrosse.Wherewastheoperahouselocated?Onyourhunt,take
aTEAMSELFIEinthelocationwheretheoperahousewouldhavestoodfor
5bonuspoints.
ANSWER:______SWcornerof4th/Main(Howe’sDiamond’sParkingLot)___
MYSTERYBONUS:(Worth5PointsEach)
1.LaterknownastheMcMillanOperaHouse,thePomeroybuildingwas
destroyedbyfireonwhatdate?
ANSWER:_______Dec.3,1897___________________
SPECIALMYSTERYBONUS:(Worth5Points)
1.Usingthelibraryarchives,findandphotocopyapage/headlinefromany
editionoftheLaCrosseDemocratNewspaperfromthe1800sandbringit
backtoschool.
3.LibraryArchives–Farmers’Market
Ifyouwereafarmerattheturnofthecentury(ca.1900)andwantedtosell
yourgoodsattheoriginalFarmer'sMarketinLaCrosse,wherewouldyou
go?Inotherwords,whatbuildingisparkedonthatspotnow?Onyourhunt,
takeaTEAMSELFIEinfrontofwheretheFarmer’sMarketwouldhavebeen
for5bonuspoints.
ANSWER:_______MarketSquareRamp___________________
4.LibraryArchives
ThebandshellinRiversideParkwasdedicatedin1930asamemorialtoDr.
WendellAnderson,aformermayor.AlthoughAndersonwasresponsiblefor
manycivicimprovementsinthecityfollowingtheeconomiccollapseofthe
lumberindustry,whatcitydepartmentorsystemwashemostknownfor
establishing?
ANSWER:_______TheParkSystem___________________
1.UnderMayorAnderson’sleadershipandvision,whatparkwascreated
fromMississippiRiverdredgematerial?Usingthearchives,dredgeupthe
answer(cuerimshot).
ANSWER:_______RiversidePark___________________
ENDOFLIBRARYARCHIVEQUESTIONS/STARTOFSCAVENGERHUNT
5.LaCrossePublicLibrary–800MainStreet
Outsidethelibraryisasculptureofatranquilfemalefiguresculptedby
notedMidwestartistPaulGranlund.Whatisthissculpturecalled?Takea
TEAMPHOTOofsomeonereenactingthestatue(butpleasekeepyour
clothingon,though,asthisstatueis“aunaturel”astheFrenchsay).
ANSWER:_______ReflectionsIII___________________
6.WashburnApartments–8thandMainStreet–SiteofFirstHighSchool
Builtin1878,LaCrosse’sfirsthighschool,named“LaCrosseHighSchool”
(howcreative!),wasbuiltatwhatisnowthesiteofWashburnonthePark
Apartments.TakeaTEAMSELIFElookingstudiousfromsomewherein
frontoftheapartments.Thesecondhighschool,knownas“Central”once
Loganwasbuilt,isnowaparkat16thandCass.Two-partquestion:What
parkislocatedwhere“OldCentral”wasbuiltandinwhatyearwasLogan
Highbuilt?
ANSWER:_______WeigentParkand1929___________________
FamouslandscapearchitectandcityplannerJohnNolenwashiredbythe
citytodesignthefirstmasterplanfortheLaCrosseparksystem.Published
in1911,thisreportincludestheplansforRiverside,Copeland,Pettibone,
Powell,Grandad,Coulee(HixonForest),Burns(acrossfromhighschool
locationyouarestandingat),andHoodStreetparks.Itwasliterallythe
blueprintbywhichthecitybeautifieditslands.JohnNolenstudiedunder
whatmorefamouslandscapearchitectwhobuiltNewYork’sCentralPark
andthegroundsforthe1893World’sFair(youjustcannotescapeTheDevil
intheWhiteCity!!!)?
ANSWER:_______FrederickLawOlmstead___________________
7.BatavianBankBuilding–319MainStreet(LaCrosseSegwayTours)
SuggestiveoftheRomanesquestylethathashistoricrootsinWestern
EuropeinthemillenniumafterthefalloftheRomanEmpire,thefour-story
limestoneRichardsonianRomanesqueRevivalBatavianBankisoneofthe
mostarchitecturallyandhistoricallysignificantbuildingsinthedowntown
(notethe“BB”carvedabovethethirdfloorwindows).WhatdoesLaCrosse
SegwayTours,thecurrentoccupant,haveinsideitsbusinessthathintsthatit
wasonceabank?TakeaTEAMSELFIEnexttotheitem.
ANSWER:________ASafe__________________
GysbertVanSteenwyk(quiteaname…consideritforyourkidssomeday!)
foundedtheBatavianBank.Whatelectedpositiondidheholdinthecity
government(1873)?
ANSWER:_______Mayor___________________
TheBatavianBankprovidedcapitalformanynewLaCrosseindustriesthat
werekeytothegrowthofthecity.Truetohishomeland,VanSteenwyk
namedhisbankafter____________,whichwasthenameoftheNetherlands
duringtheNapoleonicEra.
ANSWER:________Batavia__________________
8.KronerHardware–319PearlSt.
EstablishedbyAdamKroner,thislocationhasbeenunderthesame
ownershipforhowlong?It’stheplacetogoifyouneedtofixsomethingin
yourhome.TakeaPICTUREofateammateinsidewithahandytool.
ANSWER:________100years__________________
1.Lookattheletteringofthestorenameandhorizontalblackhighlights.
Thisdesign/architecturalstyleisknownaswhat?
ANSWER:_______artdeco___________________
9.People’sFoodCoop–3155thAveSouth
In1973,agroupof12collegestudentsenrolledinafreecourseaboutwhole
foodsthatwasbeingofferedattheUniversityofWisconsin–LaCrosse.
Workingoutofabasement,thisgroupdecidedtostartabuyingclubthat
wouldchangeshapeseveraltimessince.Whatdoesamembershipinthe
Coopcost?
InthisbuildingfindandtakeaTEAMSELFIEofmembersinfrontofthe
checkoutcounterfromtheiroldlocationon911AdamsStreetwhichisstill
usedinHackberry’sBistro.
ANSWER:_________$100_________________
5PointBONUS:TakeaPICTUREofateammembereatinganapplefrom
thislocation(purchaserequired,noreceiptnecessarytoobtain5bonus
points).
10.Leithold’s–116-1184thStreetSouth
DesignedbyStolzeandSchick,theTillmanBrothers’toweringfive-story
building(nowLeithold’smusic)isasignificantbrickinterpretationofthe
RomanesqueRevivalstyle.FredLeitholdwasthefounderofLeitholdMusic
andoneoftheearliestU.S.dealersoftheVictrolatalkingmachine(record
player).TheLeitholdfamilyfeaturedtheVictrolamascotintheearly1990s
inLaCrosseparades.WhatisthedoggieinthewindowofLeitholdMusic’s
nameANDwhatisitmadeoutof?TakeaTEAMSELFIEinfrontofthe
building’soriginalstaircase.
ANSWER:______NipperandPaperMache____________________
WhatdidWilliamandFredTillmandointhebuilding(bythatwemeantheir
business…eating,talking,breathing,havingluncharealltechnicallycorrect,
butnotwhatwearelookingfor!)?
ANSWER:______Furniturebuilding/coffinbuilding/undertaking___________
LookatthehistoryboardlocatedinLeithold’s.HowmanyyearsdidFred
Leitholdworkwithoutmissingaday?
ANSWER:______64Years____________________________________
11.ConeyIsland–1144thStreetSouth
ConeyIslandwasstartedbyJimKapellasandTomSiderasat114S4thStreet
inhistoricdowntownLaCrosse.Ithasbeenincontinuousoperationatthis
sitesince1922.In1988,ConeyIslandstartingshippinghotdogs.Towhat
islanddiditship100hotdogswithchilisauce?
ANSWER:_________Hawaii_________________
5PointBONUS:TakeaPICTUREofateammembereatingahotdog
(purchaserequired,noreceiptnecessarytoobtain5bonuspoints).
10PointBONUS:TakeaTEAMSELFIEofALLteammemberseatingahot
dog(purchaserequired,noreceiptnecessarytoobtain10bonuspoints).
Note:Ifyouareavegetarian…why?Meatisdelicious.JK.Butifthat’snot
your“thing”thengoaheadandordersomethingnon-hotdogrelated.We
won’tjudgeifyouwon’t.
12.Finnottes–417MainStreet
Finnottesisknownforitsnuts,chocolate,andcandyselection.Howmuch
didthetwo-poundjarofmixednutscostwhenthestorefirstopened?While
inthestore,takeaTEAMSELFIEwitha“historic”candy.
ANSWER:________$15.95__________________
WhatyeardidFinnottesopenforbusiness?
ANSWER:______1986______________________
13.E.R.BarronBuilding-CitySquareBuilding–444MainStreet
LaCrossestrivestobeabusinessfriendlycity,whichiswhytwoEast-coast
menexpandedBarronDryGoodstoincludeLaCrosseafterestablishingtheir
businessfirstinIowa.Formanyyears,thisbuildinghousedamajor,multileveldepartmentstore.Whatwasthenameofthisbusiness(hintitisnow
oneofthe“anchor”storesattheValleyViewMall)?Findthesymbolforthe
MasonicorderinthedecorativegableandtakeaTEAMSELFIEnexttoit
(hint:lookwayup).
ANSWER:______Herberger’s____________________
14.HoeschlerBuilding–ScenicCenter-115-1175thAve.South
OriginallytheLaCrosseTheaterBuilding,Dr.FrankHeoschlerremodeled
thisaddressintooneofthefinestexamplesofArtDecoarchitectureinthe
city.FrankHoeschlerpreviouslybuiltorremodeledtwootherbuildings
alongFifthAvenueforMontgomeryWards(112SouthFifth)in1927and
SearsandRoebuck(207SouthFifth)in1928.Hisvisionarydreamofaseries
ofnationalchainspositionedalongthesamethoroughfareanticipatedthe
modernshoppingmallofthelate20thcentury.Hoeschlercontinuedthe
expansionofhisretailempirewiththeadditionofwhatnationalclothing
store(hint:it’scurrentlyintheValleyViewMall)inthisarrestingly“modern”
five-storyretail/officebuildingin1930?TakeaTEAMSELFIEinfrontofone
ofthecurrentbusinessesoccupyingthebuilding.
ANSWER:______J.C.Penney’s____________________
FrankHoeschlercametoLaCrossein1900andquicklybecameknownasthe
manwhorebuiltFifthAvenue.Oneofhisaccomplishments,theExchange
Building,isstillhometomanybusinesses,includingClearwaterInsurance
Agency,Inc.Hissymbol(ananimal)canstillbeseenatoptheflagpolethat
sitsontopofthebuilding.Whatisit?Hint:Ifyou’rehavingtrouble,listen
totheHear,Herestoryaboutthebuilding.
ANSWER:______ABull____________________
15.HollywoodTheater-1235thAve.South
Dr.FrankHoeschlersawtheneedtoprovideentertainmentfortheshoppers
attractedtohisretailchainstores.ThismovietheaterbuildingisintheArt
Decostylethatwasverypopularinthe1930s.Themainfloorandbalcony
haveseatingfornearly1,000people.Inwhat2011moviesetinWestern
WisconsinwastheHollywoodTheaterfeatured?Hint:Themoviestarred
EricStoltz(whowasalsoinQuentinTarantino’sPulpFiction).TakeaTEAM
SELFIEinfrontoftheHollywoodTheater.
ANSWER:______FortMcCoy____________________
TheHollywoodtheaterhashaditsshareofspookyevents.Lookinsidethe
theaterlobbytodiscoverwhathumanbodypartwasoncefoundthere.What
wasit?TakeaTEAMSELFIEwithit.
ANSWER:______HAND____________________
5PointBONUS:TakeaTEAMPICTUREofamemberdonatingadollarto
therefurbishmentoftheHollywoodtheater.
16.RivoliTheater-115-1234thSt.North
Themassivefour-storycreambrickRivoliTheatrewasbuilttohouseoffices
andretailstorefrontsaswellasatheater.Theinteriororiginallydesignedby
OdinJ.Oyenwasre-doneinaSpanishCourtyardmotifinthe1930sandis
stillintact.TheRivoliTheatreistheoldestandonlycurrentlyoperating
movietheaterindowntownLaCrosse.Howmuchdoesitcostforastudent
toseeamovieANDwhatfilmsarecurrentlyshowinginthemaintheater?
TakeaTEAMSELFIEnexttothepostershowingcurrentmoviesandshow
timesgivinga“thumbsup”or“thumbsdown”likefamousmoviereviewers,
SiskelandEbert.
ANSWER:______________________________________
5POINTHEARHEREBONUS–JimGrenisen
JimGrenisenwasoneofthefirstpeopletoexplorealongforgotten
falloutshelterinthebasementoftheRivoliTheater.Theshelterwas
jammedfulloffoodthathadbeendownthereforhowlong?Findyour
answerathearherelacrosse.org.
ANSWER:_______20Years___________________
17.EagleStatueatRiversidePark
AfamoussoaringbirdisalandmarkthatwatchesovertheMississippi.In
1986,theLaCrosseParkBoardauthorizedthestatue.Itwasdesignedand
sculptedbyElmerPetersenanddonatedbyD.B.Reinhardt,costing$55,000.
Whatyearwasthelandmarkerected?TakeaTEAMPHOTOwiththe
sculptureinthebackgroundandthosepicturedflappingtheirarms.
ANSWER:________1987______________________________
Eachsummer,theparkhostsRiverfest.WhenwasthefirstRiverfest?
ANSWER:_______1983___________________
18.RiversidePark,PartII
InRiversideParkthereisamonumentofacannoninmemoriamofthe
sinkingoftheUSSMaineinHavanaHarborin1898(whichstartedthe
Spanish-AmericanWar).Nexttothemonumentisaplaquetoremind
visitorsthatthetreesplantednearthemonumentareinhonorofWorldWar
veterans.Lookcarefullyonthisplaque…whoplantedthesetrees?Takea
TEAMPHOTOofsomeoneonyourteamsittingontopofthecannonand
ridingitlikeacowboy(respectfully,ofcourse,asthisisawarmemorial).
ANSWER:_______LaCrosseWomen’sClub___________________
OverlookingtheriverinRiversideParkisastatuetitled“ASimplerTime.”
Thestatuewasinspiredbyaphotographtakenbywhom?TakeaTEAM
PHOTOofsomeonereenactingthisstatue.
ANSWER:_______TheresaSmerud___________________
19.ThePearl–207PearlStreet
YournextsiteislocatedinanareathatwasonceLaCrosse’sred-light
district.Thisplaceisnowapopularplacetoenjoyatastycoldtreat,butin
thelate1800sitservedasabrothel(whichMr.FernholzexplainedtoMr.
Martinasaplacetobuybroth…that’sourstoryandwe’restickin’toit).Take
aTEAMPHOTOinfrontofthisbusiness.NEWQUESTIONHERE
ANSWER:_______ThePearl___________________
5PointBONUS:TakeaPICTUREofateammembereatingsinglescoopof
thetastycoldtreatthisstoresells(purchaserequired,noreceiptnecessary
toobtain5bonuspoints).
10PointBONUS:TakeaTEAMSELFIEofALLteammemberseatingthis
treatoftenservedonageometricshape(purchaserequired,noreceipt
necessarytoobtain10bonuspoints).Note:Ifyouarelactoseintolerantthis
mightbearoughcoupleofhours.Buckleup!JK.Youcanbuysomethingelse
theyselltoo.
20.JohnVoegleBuilding-211-215PearlSt.
Builtin1866at215PearlSt,expandedto213PearlStin1868andto211
PearlStreetin1874;theVoegleBuildingistheoldestidentifiablebrick
commercialbuildingintheLaCrosseCommercialHistoricDistrict(National
RegisterofHistoricPlaces1994).BuiltaftertheendoftheCivilWar,it
representsanearlytransitionfrom“boom-town”woodframeconstruction
tomorefire-resistantbrick-cladexteriors.Thestorefrontsat213-215Pearl
Streetweremoreofteneatingand/ordrinkingestablishmentsoperatedbya
numberofdifferentownersoverthefollowing100plusyears.Intheearly
1920sthelistinginthecitydirectoryfor213-215PearlStreet,alongwith
dozensofotherbeverageretailersinthecity,changesabruptlyfromsaloon
to“softdrink”salesandthenbackto“tavern”inthe1930s.Whathistorical
eventtriggeredthischange?
ANSWER:_______Prohibition___________________
Inthelate1970s,whatlocalbusinessmanrevitalizedtheblockANDwhat
wasthenameofhisfirstbusinessthere?
ANSWER:_______T.J.PeterslieandT.J.’sApparel___________________
HowmuchdoesafullsizeCheddarheadcost?
ANSWER:_______$19.00___________________
5PointBONUS:TakeaPICTUREofateammemberwearingaCheddarhead
inthestore.
21.TraneCompany–320PearlStreet
Today,theTraneCompanyisaglobalheatingandairconditioningcompany
thatemploysmorethan29,000peopleat104manufacturinglocationsin28
countriesandhasannualsalesofmorethan$8billion(toputthatin
perspective,itwouldtakeMr.Fernholzmorethan17,500yearstoearnthat
athiscurrentsalary).Thatcompany,foundedbyJamesTraneandhisson
RuebenstartedindowntownLaCrosse.TakeaTEAMSELFIEinfrontofthe
locationwhereTraneCompanywasfounded.
WhatcompanyownsTranetoday?
ANSWER:_______IngersolRand___________________
22.Monet’sFlowers–507-509MainSt
Interiordecorator,artist,andpainterOdinJOyen,aNorwegianimmigrant
anddesigneroftheoriginalRivoliinterior,builthisownbuildingwithhis
nameontheoutside.Thethree-storybrickOyenBuildingexhibitsanumber
ofstylisticelementsthatreflecttheinfluenceoftheChicagoCommercialstyle
andArtsandCraftsornamentation.TheOdinOyenBuildingistheonly
remainingcommercialbuildinginLaCrossedesignedbyPercyDwight
Bentley.BentleystudiedinChicagoandwasinfluencedbywhatarchitect
whowasfamousasthe“father”ofskyscrapersandalsoforworkingonthe
1893ChicagoWorld’sFair(ohsnap,justwhenyouthoughtyoucouldforget
aboutTheDevilintheWhiteCity.#fun1stsemestermemories!:))Findthis
buildingandtakeaTEAMSELFIEinfrontofit.Hint:Beespollinatewhat
theyselltheretoday.
ANSWER:_______LouisSullivan___________________
5POINTHEARHEREBONUS–LesCrocker(Lookforthe“HearHere”sign
acrossthestreetfromthislocationandfollowdirectionsusingyourcell
phone)
In1978LesCrockerfromUW-LwentdowntotheOdinJ.Oyenbuilding
anddiscoveredstacksofolddesignsanddrawings.Whatbusinesswas
onthelowerlevelbackthenthatputarchitecturalstressonthe
structure?
ANSWER:_______LiquorStore___________________
23.TheLaCrosseCenter–300HarborviewPlaza
Thisconventionhallandarenawasoriginallybuiltin1980.Inthespringof
2000, the La Crosse Center nearly doubled in size with a $14 million
expansion. The entire complex provides nearly 100,000 square feet of
meetingandexhibitspace.WhowasthemayorwhentheLaCrosseCenter
wasbuilt?TakeaTEAM SELFIEnexttothededicationplaquethatanswers
thisquestion.
ANSWER:_______PatrickZielke___________________
Whatwerethenamesofthetwoprofessionalbasketballteamsthatcalledthe
LaCrosseCenterhome(theyplayedintheCBA,orContinentalBasketball
Association)?
ANSWER:_______CatbirdsandBobcats___________________
WhatfutureNBAbasketballcoachledtheLaCrosseteamtochampionships
in1990and1992(note:youngMr.MartinandMr.Fernholzweresuper
psychedaboutit)?
ANSWER:_______FlipSaunders___________________
24.TheToyShop-1152ndStS(Opensat10AM)
Lookattheoutsideofthebuilding.Whatoldcompanyusedtoresidehere? ANSWER:_______PamperinCigarCompany___________________
Goinsideandlookattheoldcratesinthebackofthestore.Whatbrandname
isprintedontheside?TakeaTEAMPHOTOofteammemberspointingat
theproductinquestionandgivingadisapprovinglook.
ANSWER:_______BlackCrowTobacco___________________
25.TheStudio–413-421MainSt
Builtin1917andfourstoriestall,theNewburgbuildingisanexcellent
exampleofChicagoCommercialstylehaswide,protrudingbrickpilasters
dividethefaçadeintofourlargebaysthatarefurtherdividedintoeight
smallerbays.Thestylizedovalandtulipshapeddecorativetilesaboveand
belowthefourthstoryareSullivanesquedetailsfoundinotherEarlyModern
commercialbuildingsfromthisearly20thcenturyperiod.NEWQUESTION
HERE!!!TakeaTEAMPHOTOofoneofyourteammatesreenactingaphoto
fromtheirfrontwindowdisplay(beasglamorousaspossible).
ANSWER:_______413-421Main,TheStudio___________________
26.CabinCoffee–401JaySt.
CabinCoffeeintheearly1900swasoncetheBerghPianoCompanyand
advertisedthemselvesasthe“Headquartersforeverythinginthemusical
line.”GoinsideCabinCoffeeandpickupanoldphotographofthisbuilding.
TakeaTEAMSELFIEnexttotheimage.AcrossthestreetfromCabinCoffee
istheMarketSquareRamp/Apartmentcomplex.OnApril4th,1903,whatUS
Presidentgaveaspeechfromthatlocation?
ANSWER:_______TeddyRoosevelt___________________
5PointBONUS:TakeaPICTUREofateammemberdrinkingaCabinCoffee
beverageofyourchoice.
27.PowellBuilding–200-212MainStreet
BestknownasPowellPlaceforitsassociationwiththelegendaryDr.Frank
Powell,thisisactuallyacollectionofthreeItalianatebuildingsbuiltinthe
1870s.In1983,theinteriorwascompletelyremodeledandfeaturesa“mall
plan.”Dr.Powell(aka“Doc”Powell,aka“WhiteBeaver”)establishedapatent
medicineclinicinthelocationwithhisbrothers.HowmanytimeswasFrank
PowellelectedMayorofLaCrosse?TakeaTEAMSELFIEinsidethemall.
ANSWER:_______Fourtimes___________________
1.Whatlegendary“IndianFighter”(yes,that’shorriblypoliticallyincorrect,
butit’swhathecalledhimself)andfrontiersmanwasthePowellbrothers
friendswith?HealsoownedlandwithPowellon“IndianHill”onthe
NorthsideofLaCrosse.
ANSWER:_______BuffaloBillCody___________________
AcrossthestreetfromthePowellbuildingisLaCrosse’stallestcommercial
building.Whatisthenameofthebuildingandhowmanystoriestallisit?
ANSWER:_______USBankBuilding,10Stories___________________
28.StoddardHotelSite–400BlockofStateStreet(StateBankParkingLot)
TheStoddardHoteloperatedasthemostupscalehotelinLaCrossefor
nearly80years,butalsoservedasacenterforentertainment,weddings,
conferences,meetingsandthelike.Thehotelservedasthesocialcenterof
LaCrosseandmanycelebritiesstayedovernightthere.Namethreefamous
gueststostaythere.TakeaTEAMSELFIEinthelocationoftheoldStoddard.
ANSWER:_________(Taft,Nixon,JFK,Elvis,FrankLloydWright,SinclairLewis,JackDempsey)_______
29.CharmantHotel–101StateStreet
75to100yearsago,LaCrossewashometothreelargecandyfactories.
AccordingtoTribunefilesthe"goldenera"ofcandymakinginLaCrossewas
the1920swhenanestimated500peoplewereemployedlocallyinthetrade,
andcandymadeinLaCrossewasknownthroughoutthenation.
FunkeCandywasthelargestandmostwell-knownofthethreefirms.Itwas
incorporatedin1890byJosephB.Funkeandin1898beganoperatingfroma
new,three-storybuildingonthecornerofFrontandStatestreets,nowthe
homeoftheCharmantHotel.In1926,Funkemademorethan8.5million
candybars.Thatnumberofcandybarslaidend-to-endwouldstretchsome
530miles,oraboutthedistancefromLaCrossetowhatmajorcityinOhio?
TakeaTEAMSELFIEnexttothehistoricalmarkeratthecornerofthe
building.
ANSWER:_______Cleveland___________________
Whateconomiccatastropheofthe1930skilledtheFunkeCandyCompany?
ANSWER:_______GreatDepression___________________
30.SpenceParkHistoricalMarker–100StateSt(ish)
GoacrossthestreetfromtheFunkeCandyCompanytothehistoricalmarker
inSpencePark.TakeaTEAMSELFIEnexttoit.Whodoesitsaybuiltacabin
onthesitein1842?
ANSWER:_______NathanMyrick___________________
WhatNativeAmericantribelivedatthesiteandwhatgamedidtheyplay?
ANSWER:_______WinnebagoandLaCrosse___________________
31.MYSTERYLOCATION–4297thStN
Begunin1859andbuiltbyaprominentlumberman,thisItalianatehouse
featuresbeautifulwoodworkandlavishinteriordecoration.Itisnowa
NationalHistoricLandmarknearWesternTechnicalCollegethathas90%of
itsoriginalfurnishings.Whatfamilybuiltthishouse?TakeaTEAMPHOTO
infrontofthehome.
ANSWER:_______Hixon___________________
WhatisthenameofthenewestbuildingontheWTCcampus(justSouthand
acrossthestreetfromthemysterylocation)?Gotothethirdfloorandtakea
TEAMSELFIEinfrontofthe“living”wall.
ANSWER:_______IntegratedTechnologyCenter___________________
32.RodolfBuilding–1003rdStSouth
LocatedonthesouthwestcornerofThirdandMainStreetsintheheartof
downtownLaCrosse,thethree-story,red-brickRodolfBuildingistheoldest
survivingexampleofCommercialItalianatearchitectureinthecity.The
RodolfBlock,whichwasbuiltinthreenearlyequal-sizedsectionsin1868,
1870and1878,becamethecenterofthecity’ssociallifeformanyyears.This
prominentdowntownbuildingbecamethehomeofseveralfraternal
organizationsservingtheNorwegianandGerman-speakingpopulationinLa
Crosse.ThefirstmeetingplacefortheYMCAinLaCrossewasintheRodolf
Block.TakeaTEAMSELIFEofyourteamdoingtheYMCAletterposeinfront
ofthebuilding.WhoisthecurrentcornertenantoftheRodolphbuildingand
whatkindof“pub”dotheybillthemselvesas?
ANSWER:_______TheOldCrowRestaurant,A“Gastropub”________________
Whatdiscogroupsingsthesong“YMCA?”
ANSWER:_______TheVillagePeople___________________
33.ThePostOffice–425StateStreet
Placedoutsidethepostofficearethe“terracottareliefs”thatweresalvaged
fromtheoldpostoffice/federalbuildingwhenitwasrazed.Accordingtothe
historicalmarker,whatyearwastheoldpostofficebuilt?TakeaTEAM
SELFIEbythehistoricalmarker.
ANSWER:_______1888___________________
Inwhatdecadewastheoldpostofficerazedtobuildthecurrentpostoffice?
ANSWER:_______1970s___________________
34.PumpHouse–119KingStreet
ThePumpHouseRegionalArtscenteroncewasthemunicipalwaterworks
center(hence,“PumpHouse”).Thebuilding’sfrontdoorswererepurposed
fromthe“old”postofficethatwastorndowninsomedecade(nofreebies!).
Whatdothedoorssay?TakeaTEAMSELFIEinfrontofthedoors.
ANSWER:_______”Men’sToliet”and“Dist.AttorneyClerks”_______________
Whatisthenameofthemuralontheoutsideofthebuildingthatwas
dedicatedinJune2014?
ANSWER:_______Confluence___________________
Howmuchwatercouldthepumphousepumpifthepumphousecouldpump
waterin1895?(Spoileralert:Itcouldanditwasalot)
ANSWER:_______12.5MillionGallons/day___________________
CallthenumberpostedontheorangesigntolistentotheHear,Hereoral
historyfromTracyLittlejohnaboutthePumpHousemural.Doesshe
approveoftheproject?
ANSWER:_______Yes___________________
35.TheStrollingPoemsSidewalkProject(nearPumpHouse)
Launchedin2011,thesidewalkpoemprojecthasgivenanartisticflaretothe
downtownArtsDistrict.FindthepoemwrittenbyJoeGallagherandwriteit
down.TakeaTEAMPHOTOofatleasttwoteammembersdoingoneofthe
dancestepsimprintedinthesidewalk.
ANSWER:_______Inadeep,quietplaceinthespiritofthepeopleofLaCrosse,
weknowthattheMississippiRiveriswiserthanusall.
OnthesideoftheWeberCenterforthePerformingArtstherearefourpanels
depictingfourGreekmuses.Ineachpanelisawordthatrevealswhichmuse
isshown.Whatarethefourwords?
ANSWER:_______Soar,Despair,Delight,Sing___________________
36.GeorgePoageHome–324JayStreet
Inthelate1800’s,GeorgeColemanPoage(middlerow,secondtoleft)wasan
African-Americankidlivinginanalmostall-whitecity.HeisperhapsLa
Crosse’sgreatest(andleastappreciated)athlete.Poagewouldbecomethe
1899salutatorianatLaCrosseHighSchool,whilesettingahostoftrack
records.HeaddedtothathighschoolsuccessattheUniversityofWisconsin,
earningahistorydegreeandbecomingtheBigTen’sfirstblacktrack
champion.In1904,Poagewonbronzeintwohurdleeventsatthethird
Olympiad,thefirstblackathletetomedalinamodernOlympics.Wherewere
theOlympicsheldin1904?TakeaTEAMSELFIEinfrontofthelocation
wherePoageoncelived.
ANSWER:_______St.Louis___________________
TohonorthememoryofPoage(finally!!!),thecityrenamedaparkforPoage
in2013.Whatwastheformernameofthissouth-sideparklocatednear
GundersenLutheranhospital?
ANSWER:_______HoodPark___________________
37.WKBTTVStudio–1416thStreetSouth
Channel8Weatherman,LarryJohnson(circa1980)
Accordingthe#1mostaccurateplaceforinformation,Wikipedia(second
onlyto“thatguyfromdownthestreet”),WKBTsigned-onAugust8,1954,as
asisterstationtoAM1410(nowWIZM).Itoriginallycarriedprogramming
fromallfourmajornetworks(CBS,NBC,ABC,andDuMont,whichisnow
dead)buthasalwaysbeenaprimaryCBSaffiliate.WKBTthensharedABC
withNBCaffiliateWEAU-TV(basedinEauClaire)untilWXOWsigned-on
fromLaCrossein1970.Gointothestudioandfindoutonwhatnationally
syndicatedprogram(starringastand-upcomedian)didanchorJennifer
Livingstonappeartoaddresstheissueofbullying.TakeaTEAMSELFIE
frominsidetheirlobby.
ANSWER:_______Ellen___________________
WhereisWKBT’stransmitterlocated?
ANSWER:_______Galesville___________________
SPECIALBONUS:(Worth5Points)
Sweet-talkyourwayintotheWKBTstudio/newsroombysaying“Pretty
Please.”GetaTEAMPHOTOofanyorallteammembersdoingyourbest
WalterCronkite/CoryMallesimpressiononthesetoftheChannel8News.
38.FirstGundersenClinic-SolbergBuilding–127-1293rdSt.South
Builtin1870,NorwegianimmigrantCharlesB.Solbergprovidedtemporary
housingforhisnewlyarrivedcountrymeninthisthree-storybuilding.It
wasnicknamed"CastleGarden”aftertheimmigrantcenterinNewYork.
LaterthebuildingbecameagrocerystoreandhometotheNorwegian
Workingmen’sSociety.In1890,thefirstGundersenclinicopenedatthe
location.Whatwasthefirstandlastnameoftheclinic’sfounder(thatwent
outofpopularityinthe20thcentury,forsomereason)?TakeaTEAMSELFIE
infrontofthecurrentlocationwhilelookingill.
ANSWER:_______Adolf___________________
39.LinkerHotel-318-320MainSt.
Thedark-brown,brickeight-storyLinkerHotelbuildingisoneofthetallest
buildingsinthedowntownandanexcellentexampleoftheChicago
CommercialstyledevelopedbyLouisSullivanandFrankLloydWright.
Originallyathreestorycommercialstructureerectedin1915,theupperfive
storieswereaddedin1927.DistinctiveSullivanesquedecorativeelements
arethelow-reliefterracottadecorativebandsbelowtheeighthstory
windowsandjustbelowthecornice(remembertolookupandlookoutfor
thepigeons!).
In1915,HenryLinkerbuiltTheLinkerHotel,BarberShopandTurkishBath
atthislocation.Bythe1962itwascalledthe_________TowerHotel.Itwasno
longerusedasahotelby1966andhousedmainlyprofessionalofficesinthe
upperfloorsandretailbusinessonthestreetlevel.Currentlythebuildingis
usedforretail,officeandcondospace.Whatisthenameofthisbuilding?
Hint:Thenameofthe“tower”isonthebuilding.TakeaTEAMSELFIEin
frontofthislocation.
ANSWER:_______LynneTower,318-320Main___________________
40.GundBuilding-JulesCoffeeHouse-327PearlSt.
Thisthree-storybrickbuildingwithQueenAnnearchitecturalelementsis
formerlya“sampleroom”fortheGundBreweryandhasbeenanowner
operatedcoffeehouseandpopulargatheringplaceindowntownforovera
decade.Whatnameisonarecessedpanelonatriangularpedimentonthe
building?IfJulesisopen,takeaTEAMPICTUREofyourteammateslooking
intellectualwhilesittingontheirpatiofurniture.IfJulesisclosed,takeyour
TEAMPICTUREinfrontoftheshop(butstilltrytolooksmart).
ANSWER:_______Gund___________________
Attheturnofthecentury(1900),theGundBreweryontheSouthSidewas
oneofthecountry’smajorproducersofbeer,makingover25millionbottles
of“Peerless”brandbeerperyear.Partofthebreweryisnowusedforwhat
“lofty”(hint,hint)purpose?
ANSWER:_______Apartments___________________
In1901,Gunddonatedapieceoflandtoalocalhospital.Thisland,worth
sevenhundreddollars,wastohavebeenusedbythebreweryforanew
bottlingplant,butthehospitalneededitforanewaddition.HenryGund
gaveittothehospitalalongwithapersonalcheckfortwohundreddollars.
Whatwasthehospital?
ANSWER:_______GundersenLutheran___________________
41.UnionSaloon–120-1224thSt.South
Builtoriginallyin1876and1883asthreeseparateadjacentstructures
housingacornergroceryandasaloon,thisplaceopenedasalunchcluband
saloonin1926.OdinOyen(designeroftheRivoliinterior)iscreditedwith
interiordesignworkinthebuildingin1897.Onceoccupiedbyapoolhall,
thebuildinghasbeenassociatedwithghoststoriesformorethan100years,
eversincetheownerofthehallispurportedtohavetakenhislifeonthe
premises.Reportsofactivityinthebuildinghaveincludedslammingdoors,
objectsmovinginexplicablyandeventheapparitionofthedeceasedformer
owner.Itisnowabaron4thstreet.Whatisthishauntedbusiness?Takea
TEAMSELFIEinfrontofthebusinesslookingfrightened.
ANSWER:_______TheBodega___________________
ThebusinessnowoccupyingtheUnionSaloonhasalwaysbeenknownfor
goodfood.In1982,howmuchwouldithavecostyoutobuyaPlazaburger?
ANSWER:_______$2.50___________________
Lookacrossthestreet.ThebuildingthattherestaurantFayze’sresidesin
todaywasoccupiedbywhatbusinessin1914?
ANSWER:_______TauscheHardware___________________
42.ParkStore-DoerflingerBuilding-400MainSt.
As“modern”inappearancetodayasitwaswhenitwasbuiltover100years
ago,thethree-and-a-halfstorydarkbrownbrickDoerflingerBuildingisof
pivotalimportancetothevitalityandarchitecturalintegrityofthedowntown
businessdistrictandisthefinestexampleoftheChicagoCommercialstylein
thecity.Thedevelopmentofmodernbuildingtechnology,firstdevelopedin
ChicagoaftertheGreatFireof1871,allowedtheinteriorsteelframeto
supporttheweightofthestructureandfreeduptheexteriorwallsforlarge
windowareas.TakeaTEAMSELFIEinfrontofoneofthelargeDoerflinger
displaywindows.
Forthree-quartersofacenturytheDoerflingerStorewasadowntown
magnetandthelargestretailstoreinthedowntownarea.TheDoerflinger
StoreclosedasretailerslikeSearsandJCPenneyfledtothemall.ManyLa
Crosseresidentsremembershoppingat“TheDoerflinger”andenjoyinga
sandwichandbeverageinthe“tearoom”onthefirstfloormezzanine.The
Doerflingerbuildingwasredevelopedforspecialtyretailonthefirstfloor
andhigh-techcommercialtenantsandcondosontheupperfloors.Nametwo
currenttenantsoftheDoerflingerbuilding.
ANSWER:_______3RO,StudioFit,Authenticon,Michael’sEnergy___________
InwhatyeardidDoerflinger’sclose?Hint:GeorgeOrwellclassic.
ANSWER:_______1984___________________
WhatmajorretailerannouncedinJanuaryof2016theywillbemovinginto
thefirstflooroftheDoerflingerbuilding?
ANSWER:_______DuluthTradingCompany___________________

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